Carrying on the tradition of retired senator tom coburn rok, senator jeff flake raz this week released the 2015 edition of the wastebook. Senator flakes report highlights the need for improved oversight of federal spending, especially grants being issued by executive agencies and departments. Flake continues coburns tradition elizabeth harrington on december 8, 2015 sen. The farce awakens december 2015 senator jeff flake on amazon. Dec 09, 2015 dec 9, 2015 colorado is often cited in national publications for its quality of life, but this month, colorado is featured in a publication that highlights a different side to the state waste. Dec 10, 2015 senator jeff flakes new report waste book 2015. Senator jeff flake presents wastebook porkemon go january 2017. The 206 page report is filled with government agencies and departments wasting millions, sometimes billions, of taxpayer dollars. This is flakes second edition of the wastebook series, started by retired sen. In december 2015, the fight over science funding got personal for biologist sheila patek. Dec 14, 2015 arizonas senator jeff flake has inherited the wastebook. Republican senator jeff flake rails against trump, but to.
We worried that the wastebook, highlighting ridiculous spending by the federal government, would retire with former senator tom coburn, but arizonas senator jeff flake has inherited the wastebook mantle. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more. Why reading jeff flake s new book matters to you love him or hate him, jeff flake has some advice you might want to at least consider. Jeff flake is again teeing up his war against waste but one target says shes no shrimp in this fight. Dec 10, 2015 abc latenight host jimmy kimmel brought up sen. The book is an urgent call for a return to bedrock conservative principle and a cry to once again put country before party. Billions in frivolous and unnecessary spending revealed elizabeth harrington december 8, 2015 sen. Citizens against government waste cagw today applauded sen.
Curtis kalin 2024675318 december 8, 2015 washington, d. The farce awakens citizens against government waste hint. It also represents the single largest act of political bravery of the trump era. Read melinda baldwins article on the granddaddy of the modern waste report. Wastebook outlining billions of wasted dollars in government spending during his monologue wednesday, and a story about. Aug 03, 2017 jeff flake is a relatively anonymous republican senator from arizona who has just published a remarkably forceful book, titledin a nod to barry goldwaterconscience of a conservative. Flake channels the force to fight government waste. A member of the republican party, flake served in the united states house of representatives from 2001 to 20 born in snowflake, arizona, flake attended brigham young university, from which he received his bachelor of arts degree in international. Flake continues coburns tradition washington free beacon. Jeff flake of arizona, one of president donald trumps most prominent republican critics in the chamber, announced tuesday that he will not run for reelection in 2018. All the latest on jeff flakes new book and a new report that donald trump himself drafted his sons misleading statement about the 2016 russia meeting. Teams use jazz improvisation, visual and spoken word poetry to help develop new ways of solving problems. Jan 10, 2017 republican senator jeff flake from arizona released his 2016 wastebook report detailing wasteful spending in government agencies.
Dec 18, 2015 carrying on the tradition of retired senator tom coburn rok, senator jeff flake raz this week released the 2015 edition of the wastebook. Flakes new wastebook for immediate release contact. Conscience of a conservative, by jeff flake cbs face the nation interviews, thoughout 2017 north dakota secondary archives the washington post the hill on 201020 campaigns 2012 arizona senate debates senate conservatives fund endrosement questionnaire survey of 2012 senate campaign websites arizona archives. In honor of the release of the new star wars movie, senator jeff flake r. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014 edition, is definitely trying hard.
Jeff flake is a relatively anonymous republican senator from arizona who has just published a remarkably forceful book, titledin a nod to barry. Jeff flakes book conscious of a conservative was either ignored or hated, but maybe you should grab a copy. It seems safe to say that senator jeff flakes new antitrump book is politically contraindicated. Arizona senator jeff flake releases 2016 wastebook. Senate gop rebuke trump hill set to blow omnibus deadline tax deal prospects fade jeff flakes wastebook returns. Jeff flake ap elizabeth harringtondecember 8, 2015 12. Jimmy kimmel monologue on wastebook of governments. Republican senator jeff flake from arizona released his 2016 wastebook report detailing wasteful spending in government agencies.
At a time when republicans in both chambers are concerned about the repeal of obamacare due to budget. Jeff flakes mind and president trumps leadership have been taking the arizona senator in opposite directions all year. And hes the one who put sheilas research into his 2015 wastebook, his list of the. The report details more than 100 examples from the dark side of government spending, such as the pentagon. In the book, available online, flake writes that despite the ballyhooing over budget austerity, the government didnt come up short on outlandish ways to waste money in 2015. The arizona republicans wastebook released tuesday details a litany of expenses that. Aug 01, 2017 all the latest on jeff flake s new book and a new report that donald trump himself drafted his son s misleading statement about the 2016 russia meeting. Flakes debut wastebook was released yesterday just as congress is huddling to decide how to spend our money. The latest in a series originally launched by retired senator tom coburn.
Here is jeff flake introducing his wastebook on the senate floor. Republican senator jeff flakes candid antitrump book. Dec 9, 2015 colorado is often cited in national publications for its quality of life, but this month, colorado is featured in a publication that highlights a different side to the state waste. Flakes wastebook has a star wars art theme, with a fetching pig added in to nail the pork barrel theme. Senator flake reveals wastebook 2017 foundation national. Jeff flake promoting his new book, conscience of a conservative, or, if you strike the words that dont apply,of a. Jeff flake takes on trump and puts his political future on. Arizona senator jeff flake releases 2016 wastebook filled. Why reading jeff flakes new book matters to you love him or hate him, jeff flake has some advice you might want to at least consider.
An experiment involving a monkey in a hamster ball on treadmill. Flake continues coburns tradition billions in frivolous and unnecessary spending revealed. Jeff flakes 2015 wastebook the farce awakens, and his sciencethemed 2016 wastebook twenty questions. Arizonas senator jeff flake has inherited the wastebook. Flake s wastebook is the latest in a series of lawmakers attempting to carry on sen. Senator jeff flakes war on small animals and sound science. Jeff flake another four years of trump could doom the republican party for good, says former arizona senator jeff flake.
This morning, senator jeff flake raz released the 2017 edition of his renowned wastebook, an annual report highlighting 50 of the most egregious examples. Taxpayers should be disappointed in such wasteful spending, but should be encouraged that some in congress are making an effort to identify and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. Jeff flake, a republican from arizona, publishes an overview of the 100 most egregious government boondoggles called wastebook. Flakes report compiled 101 instances of government waste in this years report, so the daily caller news foundation has compiled some of the most ridiculous instances of government misspending taxpayer dollars. But theres one glaring problem with flakes publishings. Jeff flake, who inherited the wastebook when coburn retired after the 2014. These are among more than 100 descriptions of what senator jeff flake, republican of arizona, deems wasteful federal spending in wastebook.
In 2015, a duke university biologist named sheila pateks work, on a. Flakes new wastebook citizens against government waste. Jeff flakes new book, conscience of a conservative, is a whitehot indictment of republican cowardice in the face of a hostile ideological takeover. Flake channels the force to fight government waste roll call. Jeffry lane flake born december 31, 1962 is an american politician who served as a united states senator from arizona from 20 to 2019. Flakes wastebook is the latest in a series of lawmakers attempting to carry on sen.
Arizona senator jeff flake released his annual 200page catalogue of egregious government spending today, shedding light on 50 unnecessary taxpayerfunded projects from 2016. The waste awakens never, to sleep again cato institute. Maybe, but this is hardly a fullthroated call to action from flake. In advance of the latest star wars movie release, flake issued wastebook 2015. The star wars reboot was just about to come out, and the whole report is star wars themed. There are 100 examples of ridiculous spending enough. Conscience of a conservative by jeff flake 140 pages.
Republican senator jeff flakes candid antitrump book the. Senate gop rebuke trump hill set to blow omnibus deadline tax deal prospects fade jeff flakes wastebook returns aans ads for freedom caucus dems push for. Coburn s legacy as well as a sequel to his june 2015. Aug 02, 2017 the book is an urgent call for a return to bedrock conservative principle and a cry to once again put country before party. The federal spending wastebook is outrageous in more ways. Jeff flake released a report today detailing 100 ways the federal government wasted your tax dollars, which included filming monkeys on a treadmill. Flake said he found himself appalled, again and again, by the. Jeff flake has put his political career on the line to defend conservatism and the politics of inclusion from donald trump.